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Printed from: http://petersburgcity.com/news/culture/2001/12/17/islam/ Culture news, 17.12.2001 15:46 “The Week of Islam Culture” to be held in St. Petersburg.![]() - exhibitions and concerts of city's amateur theatricals and performances of Bashkiria and Tatarstan actors; - familiarizing Petersburgers with national cuisine of East nations, exquisite east confectionery, dishes cooked by the most skilled masters of Turkey and Azerbaijan; - a solemn ceremony celebrating the completion of restoration works of the central entrance to the mosque (the West Portal); - public meetings and celebration of the 300-year anniversary of Moslems living in St. Petersburg; - national holiday that will finish the “The Week of Islam Culture” in St. Petersburg.
The Cathedral Mosque in St.-Petersburg is largest in Europe and most northern in the world. It has follows characteristics: length of 45 meters, width - 32, height of the main dome of -39, heights of towers - 48 meters. It contains up to five thousand the man. Photo by Petr Savelyev, "Stray Camera"
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